94% beneficiaries registered on Poshan Tracker Aadhaar seeded: Union govtOver 94% of beneficiaries registered on 'Poshan Tracker' have incorporated their Aadhaar numbers, according to the Women and Child Developm...
26 Jul, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
Meghalaya: Boiled eggs introduced to Anganwadi centre nutrition programmeThis is an addition to the hot cooked meals provided by ICDS centers to children between the age group of 3 - 6 years, pregnant and lactati...
17 Aug, 2022, 09.01 PM IST
Pregnant, lactating mothers made aware of side effects of COVID-19 vaccination, Centre tells SCThe Union ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has filed the affidavit on a plea filed by the Delhi Commission for Protection of C...
18 Jan, 2022, 07.22 PM IST
Breastfeeding an inalienable right of lactating mother: Karnataka HCBreastfeeding mother and the suckling child are the concurrent rights protected under right to life guaranteed under the fundamental rights...
30 Sep, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea of DCPCR for priority COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant womenAdvocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for DCPCR, said the Centre has issued some guidelines for vaccination of pregnant women and lactating mot...
20 Sep, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
Policy rethink to allow pregnant women get jabs needed: ExpertsExperts said it would be best to explain the risks and benefits to pregnant women and allow them to make an informed choice, while recordin...
14 Jun, 2021, 09.14 AM IST
'91% beneficiaries receiving nutritional supplements under 'Take Ration Home' scheme'Conducted by the Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights ( DCPCR ), the survey evaluated the distribution of THR through anganwadis...
28 May, 2021, 06.30 PM IST
Women can get Covid vaccine anytime after delivery: ExpertsThe NITI Aayog Member (Health) has stressed that there is no problem in breastfeeding after vaccination and it must not be halted "even for...
23 May, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
Covid-19: Ensure supply of midday meals amid closure, says SCThe Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed worries over the impact of Covid-19 on the mid-day meals to children across the country since all ...
19 Mar, 2020, 07.51 AM IST
No private rooms, pumps or lactation consultants: New moms still face hurdles breastfeeding at workOffices also have a general lack of communication about resources available to the mothers.
25 Jan, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
Maternity benefit scheme unlikely to get boost in Budget 2018An initial amount of Rs 2,700 crore was announced for the scheme during Union Budget 2017 but it was later revised to Rs 2,500 crore.
29 Jan, 2018, 06.11 PM IST
Modi government halves spending on maternity benefit programmePregnant women and lactating mothers are eligible to receive a cash benefit of Rs 5,000 in three instalments through direct benefit transfe...
17 May, 2017, 09.15 PM IST
Cabinet gives nod to maternity benefit programme"A pregnant or lactating woman having her first child will get up to Rs 6,000. Out of this, Rs 5,000 will be given by the women and child d...
17 May, 2017, 05.25 PM IST
This 'ATM' in Puducherry offers mother's milkThe bank, named 'Amudham Thaippal Maiyam' (ATM), which will also offer breastfeeding counselling to mothers, was inaugurated last Wednesday.
19 Jul, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
Jayalalithaa launches 352 lactating mothers' rooms, milk banks in Tamil NaduJayalalithaa inaugurated, through video conferencing, 352 rooms in bus terminals across the state where women can feed their newborns.
03 Aug, 2015, 03.17 PM IST
Tamil Nadu bus terminals to have rooms for lactating mothers: CM JayalalithaaTamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa today ordered setting up of separate rooms in bus terminals across the state to help them feed their babies in p...
03 Jul, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
- New scheme named after Indira Gandhi
Government today announced a new scheme named after Indira Gandhi for expectant and lactating mothers.
20 Oct, 2010, 02.27 PM IST